as in sweet
having qualities that tend to make one loved
what an adorable old lady, so kind and sweet an adorable little cottage
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Recent Examples of adorable
One adorable tiny tot will receive $25,000, a professional photoshoot and a print advertorial in Variety.
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Baby of the Year is a celebration of life, in more than one way.
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Partner Content, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
The 44-year-old native Russian was seen walking her adorable brood (dad is Enrique Iglesias) across the street, toting their water bottles.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
For a quick Southern meal of fried chicken and cucumber salad, pop into the adorable Bossy Beulah's in Fort Mill, or grab salsa and a burrito at Rock Taco in Rock Hill.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
The adorable moment reveals the pup splayed out on the ground, peeking under the door with a fixed gaze.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
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Partner Content, Variety, 25 Aug. 2025
The 44-year-old native Russian was seen walking her adorable brood (dad is Enrique Iglesias) across the street, toting their water bottles.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
For a quick Southern meal of fried chicken and cucumber salad, pop into the adorable Bossy Beulah's in Fort Mill, or grab salsa and a burrito at Rock Taco in Rock Hill.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
The adorable moment reveals the pup splayed out on the ground, peeking under the door with a fixed gaze.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for adorable
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Summer is a season of leisurely lunches, sunset cocktails, and sweet treats.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
23 Aug. 2025
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The sweet treats include a toffee cream pie, a grape soft serve, and a special McFlurry topped with Oreo crumbs.—
Alex Perry,
The Enquirer,
23 Aug. 2025
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But my dear friend and old manager, Ana Williams, who is now working for the city of Atlanta, rallied up everyone, including the mayor, to give me this incredible honor, coining July 28th Ciara Day.—
Rob LeDonne,
Vogue,
22 Aug. 2025
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Paddington’s dear friend Mr. Gruber was an antiques dealer and Hungarian refugee.—
Daniel Horowitz
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
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But now, the historic home faces something beautiful and meaningful: the city's newest park.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Across time and place, House of Smoke moves toward a reckoning with the troubled South that shaped my worldview and an appreciation for the many gifts my beautiful and tragic mother bestowed.—
John T. Edge,
Southern Living,
14 Aug. 2025
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Last week, several parents testified in support of the bill, telling lawmakers about their precious daughters.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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There’s no sense in saving (and potentially forgetting about) this precious cut.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
28 Aug. 2025
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The film’s docufiction-like honesty is the most conspicuous here: to imagine that the Mother Teresa whom the world knows mostly as a faultless octogenarian might have as a younger woman had similar intense moments of extreme conflicting emotions is humanizing, and lovely.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
27 Aug. 2025
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These gorgeous plants don’t mind the heat and humidity, and their lovely, papery blooms last for weeks and weeks throughout the summer.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
25 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Bagel Bake Tucked into a charming corner in Sarıyer, Bagel Bake is a beyond cozy cafe with bagel sandwiches that will transport you to New York.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The area, which also includes Milan and Lake Como, is even trending with travelers this year thanks to its vibrant city life, charming lakefront resorts, and gorgeous villages.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Osbournes are truly animal lovers, and perhaps the most darling part of the series was how nearly every scene had at least one of the family’s many dogs or cats sniffing around.—
Maya Salam,
New York Times,
23 July 2025
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Who wouldn’t buy anything O’Connor, with his darling secret smile, tells them?—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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As the son of Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith), Opie charmed audiences for eight seasons with his lovable, innocent and somewhat mischievous personality.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
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Both towns are filled with lovable eccentrics, both treat community as a kind of moral center, and both ask us to consider what decency looks like at the local level.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Adorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adorable. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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